Ashland, Ohio

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Ashland is a city in Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 21,249 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ashland County^GR6, and the center of the Ashland Micropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003). It was incorporated in 1916.

The city is governed by a mayor, William E. Strine, and a five-person city council.

It was formerly known as Uniontown, but because of another city named Uniontown in Ohio, the city was compelled to adopt a new name. Ashland was recommended as a name by congressman Henry Clay, after the name of his ranch in Kentucky. Later, "Henry Clay High School" was considered as a name for what is now known as Ashland High School.

In the mid-1800's, Ashland pioneers traveled to Oregon and named the settlement there Ashland, Oregon.

The city is also home to Ashland University which is historically related to the Brethren Church. AU is a private secondary educational institution started under the Brethren Church. It is also the headquarters for the Brethren Church. Ashland is also well-known in the state for its "welcome sign" that proclaims the city to be "The World Headquarters of Nice People."

Ashland was designed a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable natives and residents
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[edit] Geography

Ashland is located at 40°52′1″N, 82°18′55″W (40.867016, -82.315146)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.9 km² (10.4 mi²). 26.8 km² (10.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.38%) is water.

The city contains 85.6 miles of streets, 24 traffic signals, one hospital, one fire station, one police station, and five parks.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 21,249 people, 8,327 households, and 5,262 families residing in the city. The population density was 791.9/km² (2,051.5/mi²). There were 8,870 housing units at an average density of 330.6/km² (856.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.35% White, 1.19% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population.

There were 8,327 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 15.4% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,250, and the median income for a family was $42,755. Males had a median income of $33,634 versus $21,781 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,760. About 7.9% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over. -FGM-